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using both phon and e intert. whether it's for just a few students or tentially for an eire schl. >> woodff: officials also said students who get swinelu should be allod back, 24 hours ter their fever is gone. the previous commendation was o stay home for a week. senator mel martinez of frida has announcehe'll resign this month, more than a year befo his term ends. the one-term republin is one two hispanics in the senate he had alrea said he would not seek relection next year. it falls to floria governor charlie crist toppoint a "place-holder" to serve out e rest of martiz's term. crist is alreadyunning for the set, but he said today he woul not appoint himsf. >> woodruff: and stl to come on the newshour tight: grassroots aer over health care reform; a shields and broo. at follows the death of a taliban leader. he's believed to have be killed yesterday isouth waziristanpakistan. begin with this report narrated by alex thomn of independent levision news. >> t charismatic commander who as leader of pakistan's biest
using both phon and e intert. whether it's for just a few students or tentially for an eire schl. >> woodff: officials also said students who get swinelu should be allod back, 24 hours ter their fever is gone. the previous commendation was o stay home for a week. senator mel martinez of frida has announcehe'll resign this month, more than a year befo his term ends. the one-term republin is one two hispanics in the senate he had alrea said he would not seek relection next year. it falls to...
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stay with us. rose: general anthony zinni isere durinhis 35 year career as pay par even he led central command, forcthat overseeshe ddle east in south asia until he rired in thousand. part two of our conversation with general tony zinni. afghanistan, is going to be a long sha people like you say. >> uh-huh. >> rose: meaning what? >> i think for several within reasons. one you have tbuild up the afghan security forcesyou casee the marines are ere in the worst part of a afghanistan attempng to kler and hd an wit thousandof marines on t ground and clition partners, the.k. and others, we have a handfull of afgha--fghan security forces. it's goi to take threeo fiveears for those forces to be fully trained, organized and equipped. >> rose:s this political will iamerica to do at? >> it could be that political will could be lost if we're not careful i think it requires us to cotantly inform the ameran people of the iticality of thisegion of the world. if we wer to withdraw, we were to allow thiso return to
stay with us. rose: general anthony zinni isere durinhis 35 year career as pay par even he led central command, forcthat overseeshe ddle east in south asia until he rired in thousand. part two of our conversation with general tony zinni. afghanistan, is going to be a long sha people like you say. >> uh-huh. >> rose: meaning what? >> i think for several within reasons. one you have tbuild up the afghan security forcesyou casee the marines are ere in the worst part of a...
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our children aren't wh us anymore. my sons was killed on agust 8th. >> reporter: there still no sign of improvemt of relation between russia a georgia. ma in the region fear armed colict could erupt again. >> translator: we still feel it's dangerous. all friends and relatives are worried. all we can do is have fth and trust in the international community. >> reporter: the european union have some 200 observers along georgia' border with south assetia. russian troops are stationed o the are sidehe border. 12 mths on, the standoff continue the situation remains tense. >> that report om deutsche welle. and itay have been the commentsf a pro-russan blogger from georgia that caused someone to lach the cyberattack that sut down the messaging svice twitter for two hos or so yterday. th, according to a nonprofi organization thatracks internet traffic. hackers caus the eruption by apparently sending aleury o e-mail span ssages. thatad links to twitter d other websites written by that georgian blogger. >>> we want to turn to e i
our children aren't wh us anymore. my sons was killed on agust 8th. >> reporter: there still no sign of improvemt of relation between russia a georgia. ma in the region fear armed colict could erupt again. >> translator: we still feel it's dangerous. all friends and relatives are worried. all we can do is have fth and trust in the international community. >> reporter: the european union have some 200 observers along georgia' border with south assetia. russian troops are...
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president obama greeted better than expected unemployment numbers today saying the worst may be behind us, but senior white house correspondent major garrett reports no one, including the president, is getting carried away with the news. >> today we are pointed in the right direction. >> the president said so even though the white house still believes unemployment will rise to 10% by the end of the year t fell to 9.4% after the economy lost 247,000 jobs in july. the economy lost 741,000 jobs in january and the president, digging into his bag of metaphors said not so bad is pretty good. >> we have sart been in are a decline but we are turning this economy around. i am convinced that we can see a light at end of the tunnel. >> economists called some of the jobs data encouraging. >> the economy did not shrink ras it did the past two months. instead, it stay the about the same. earnings were not as flat as they were the last couple of months. they rose slightly. these are all positive signs. >> some might wonder how can a quarter million americans lose their jobs and the unemployment rates st
president obama greeted better than expected unemployment numbers today saying the worst may be behind us, but senior white house correspondent major garrett reports no one, including the president, is getting carried away with the news. >> today we are pointed in the right direction. >> the president said so even though the white house still believes unemployment will rise to 10% by the end of the year t fell to 9.4% after the economy lost 247,000 jobs in july. the economy lost...
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. >> they watch us just like we watch them. we study them for tactics to better see how one or the other will real act to things. >> the chatter proves to be wrong and the convoy finally arrives at the base unharmed. >> i'm especially proud of my marines. nobody got hurt, and i chalk it up to training. >> these marines know, though, they have got to do it all over again on the way back. in helmand, afghanistan, greg palkot, fox news. chris: the navy has pinpointed where in iraq it found the remains of captain michael speicher whose fighter jet was found down at the start of the first gulf war in 1991. information from a bedouin who was 11 at the start of the war led them to a site 60 miles west of ramadi, found a nile and a half -- a found a mile and a half from the air aircraft wreckage. robert gates is furious that his new deputy secretary confirmation is held up. senators brownback and roberts are trying to keep detainees out of guantanomo out of ft. leavenworth, an senator sessions is angry with a water dispute with the arm
. >> they watch us just like we watch them. we study them for tactics to better see how one or the other will real act to things. >> the chatter proves to be wrong and the convoy finally arrives at the base unharmed. >> i'm especially proud of my marines. nobody got hurt, and i chalk it up to training. >> these marines know, though, they have got to do it all over again on the way back. in helmand, afghanistan, greg palkot, fox news. chris: the navy has pinpointed where...
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. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. derek will see you at 7:00. wusa9.com is always on. have a great weekend. >> tonight a new sign the recession may be ending. job losses slow sharply, but will the unemployed ever find a new job for the same pay? i'm jefg. also, tonight, they are getting louder. >> i'm his father, and i want to talk to you face to face. >> reporter: town meeting protests against health care reform. now, supporters of reform prepare to fight back. as americans begin testing the h1n1 vaccine, the government tells parents how long to keep an infected child out of school. and a most unusual club gives steve hartman a tale with a storybook ending in tonight's "assignment america." captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> good evening. katie is on assignment. for the first time in feen months we can say this-- the unemployment rate is down. the labor department reported today it fell a tenth of a point in july to 9.4%. job losses slowed to just under a quarter million, the lowest in a year. the w
. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. derek will see you at 7:00. wusa9.com is always on. have a great weekend. >> tonight a new sign the recession may be ending. job losses slow sharply, but will the unemployed ever find a new job for the same pay? i'm jefg. also, tonight, they are getting louder. >> i'm his father, and i want to talk to you face to face. >> reporter: town meeting protests against health care reform. now, supporters of reform prepare to...
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he now teaches high school and college but still makes less than he used to. in fact, one recent study found most people who lose a job are still earning less 15 or 20 years later. >> every day i go to work thinking this could be my last day. it could happen all over again. >> reporter: bill sankey is anxious, with good reason. analysts say workers laid off once are more at risk to be laid off again. sankey was let go as a computer programmer earning $55,000. he has lost his job twice since. only now is he back earning roughly what he once did but he has spent all his savings. >> i used to be very optimistic but i'm no longer optimistic. >> reporter: after some hard times, karen carron is the group's success story. after losing a $69,000 job as a computer programmer, she also lost her house. today she's back programming computers but earns more, and yet she's still insecure. >> i don't know if it will-- if it's going to be a full-time job for me for the next 10 years. >> reporter: they all still rely on their support group to network and stay positive. >> neve
he now teaches high school and college but still makes less than he used to. in fact, one recent study found most people who lose a job are still earning less 15 or 20 years later. >> every day i go to work thinking this could be my last day. it could happen all over again. >> reporter: bill sankey is anxious, with good reason. analysts say workers laid off once are more at risk to be laid off again. sankey was let go as a computer programmer earning $55,000. he has lost his job...
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i've been rea really pleased at the degree which people say, tell us what's true, not make us some numbers that support our position. they want to actually know what the effect of various things are going to be. that's a really positive sign about the policy process. >> can you give us any insights about what the daily presidential briefings are like on the economic policy and what's the president's comprehension understanding of economics for somebody who wasn't trained in that area? >> i tell you the scariest things is to be in one of these briefings and for one of us to answer a question and the president answers it. you know, the briefings are one of the things that's been hard to. there's often a scheduled topic. people will take turns. today we'll brief the president on what can we expect about inflation or deflation? what can we expect about the jobs numbers? one of the things you can do is you need to change on a dime. you might have a beautiful slide deck for the president. and he said, you know, i'm really worried about the auto economies. ok. switch agree gears. so you do have t
i've been rea really pleased at the degree which people say, tell us what's true, not make us some numbers that support our position. they want to actually know what the effect of various things are going to be. that's a really positive sign about the policy process. >> can you give us any insights about what the daily presidential briefings are like on the economic policy and what's the president's comprehension understanding of economics for somebody who wasn't trained in that area?...
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joining us now is frank ramsey, the police sergeant use on that tape there. there is more to this thing. what can you tell us? >> what specifically? shepard: i was not aware of this lover yesterday. but i guess she had been telling the lover things, yes? >> he cannot confirm at the time. shepard: are showing pictures of you holding her in what amounts to a bit of an act for a jury later so they can establish her mental state. tell us what that meeting was like? >> start to finish, she employed a confidential source to find a hit man, to the moment she found the hit man, to leaving to have her husband killed. i notified her where she was working out that she needed to comeback. what you see on the video is where she approaches may, i am explaining to her that her husband has been shot and that a black male has been seen fleeing the area. the reason we used a black male is because that happens to be the race of the undercover officer she hired. i wanted her to leave clearly it was the man she hired to care of this business, and i barely finished the were killed
joining us now is frank ramsey, the police sergeant use on that tape there. there is more to this thing. what can you tell us? >> what specifically? shepard: i was not aware of this lover yesterday. but i guess she had been telling the lover things, yes? >> he cannot confirm at the time. shepard: are showing pictures of you holding her in what amounts to a bit of an act for a jury later so they can establish her mental state. tell us what that meeting was like? >> start to...
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and thanks for being with us. u.s. efforts to get rid of the taliban and al qaeda may have gotten a major boost. that's because it appears that the top terrorist leader in pakistan has been killed in a cia drone attack. >> pakistani intelligence officials say that batula massoud is dead. and there's reports that his funeral has already been held. we get details from nick schifrin in islamabad. >> reporter: massoud is pakistan's eni number one. responsible for some of the worst terrorist attacks in the country's history. pakistani officials say he's killed more than 1,200 people in the last 2 years, including benazir bhutto. he's at the center of a nexus of terrorists that have threatened pakistan's future. this year, the u.s. has increased its targeting of massoud, using unmanned, cia drones. of the last ten attacks in the pakistani tribal areas, nine have targeted massoud and his network. in pakistan, the attacks are controversial. but the u.s. believes they are the only way to target the taliban and al qaeda, in the
and thanks for being with us. u.s. efforts to get rid of the taliban and al qaeda may have gotten a major boost. that's because it appears that the top terrorist leader in pakistan has been killed in a cia drone attack. >> pakistani intelligence officials say that batula massoud is dead. and there's reports that his funeral has already been held. we get details from nick schifrin in islamabad. >> reporter: massoud is pakistan's eni number one. responsible for some of the worst...
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and it got us through half a century without us going to a hot war. and so he pit myed, i think, not just a military leader that can lead in a military context but had the scope and the breadth to lead in other areas too, in diplomacy, in understanding the future, in setting up our economic structure. and to looking at parts of the world and what we needed to do to change the conditions out there that lead to chronic warfare and chronic conflict. >> rose: if the president would call you tonight and say general, i need you, would you go serve? >> absolutely. if i felt i could serve my country, i don't think in terms of serving in administration or an individual, i think in terms of serving my country, if my country said they needed me, and i felt that i had something to offer and contribute, it's just in my dna. you know, and i would do it. >> rose: general toni zinni, the book written with tony coltz is called leading the charge, leadership lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom. thank you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: here is a sneak previe
and it got us through half a century without us going to a hot war. and so he pit myed, i think, not just a military leader that can lead in a military context but had the scope and the breadth to lead in other areas too, in diplomacy, in understanding the future, in setting up our economic structure. and to looking at parts of the world and what we needed to do to change the conditions out there that lead to chronic warfare and chronic conflict. >> rose: if the president would call you...
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our standards here at cnn are a little different and don't allow us to use pictures from a blog until we are able to independently confirm its validity. i reported yesterday that we had no proof of the swastikas. since then, we have done independent reporting canned now tell you that speaker pelosi was correct. this sign, held aloft by a woman at a health care event in ft. collins, colorado, does in fact show the swastika. it has a stripe running through it as if to say, no nazi. still, obviously, unsettling. now, we are finding out there may be a pattern here. look at this seen thursday outside a health care forum. it's romulus, michigan. a photo of the president, defaced by a hitler mustache. now, this. see that sign. it depicts texas democrat lloyd doggett as the devil. you see the symbol of the murder rows nazi ss on a sign that says stop socialism. if you see another view of that same sign, you will notice and we can see the man holding it up, we discover he is holding a little girl on his shoulders as he is holing thding that sign. one more. this from yesterday, a child, denver,
our standards here at cnn are a little different and don't allow us to use pictures from a blog until we are able to independently confirm its validity. i reported yesterday that we had no proof of the swastikas. since then, we have done independent reporting canned now tell you that speaker pelosi was correct. this sign, held aloft by a woman at a health care event in ft. collins, colorado, does in fact show the swastika. it has a stripe running through it as if to say, no nazi. still,...
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there used to fly members of both parties. eight new jets will replace seven older plants that are more expensive to operate. the department of defense will operate the jets and says it only ask for four planes and does not need the others. this is after lawmakers tore into the ceo's of the automaker's when they came to capitol hill last year. the reason? they flew there on private jets. the family vacation to europe did not do the trick. the wife of south carolina's lovesick governors moving out. she sent out a message today. she and her sons are leaving the governor's mansion for their beach house more than 100 miles away. she says there will be back to visit and she will keep acting as first lady. mark sanford confessed to cheating on his wife in june after he disappeared to visit his mistress and we now know soul mate in argentina. he said he is trying to work things out with his wife. not to be confused with h1n1, president obama is back on the campaign trail. some analysts say the results of the key elections could be co
there used to fly members of both parties. eight new jets will replace seven older plants that are more expensive to operate. the department of defense will operate the jets and says it only ask for four planes and does not need the others. this is after lawmakers tore into the ceo's of the automaker's when they came to capitol hill last year. the reason? they flew there on private jets. the family vacation to europe did not do the trick. the wife of south carolina's lovesick governors moving...
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and that should translate into you supporting us and being with us on health care, brian. >>> all right. we'll stay with the heat and the noise and all of it when we are back at this on monday. chuck todd from the white house on a friday night. chuck, thanks. >>> chuck mentioned this development. this morning around 9:45, president obama signed the bill giving that popular cash for clunkers car program an infusion of cash to keep it going. >>> also tonight, florida senator mel martinez, republican, said today he is quitting his job, resigning from the senate for no particular reason, he says just his desire to move on. mind you he had already announced he wasn't running for re-election in 2010. apparently that wouldn't get him out of the place fast enough. florida's governor charlie christe now has to appoint a replacement. he said he would not maneuver to appoint himself. >>> word came last night the u.s. military believes that it has taken out a man they wanted the number one taliban target, hunted for years, believed to have carried out several spectacular terrorist attacks. now he h
and that should translate into you supporting us and being with us on health care, brian. >>> all right. we'll stay with the heat and the noise and all of it when we are back at this on monday. chuck todd from the white house on a friday night. chuck, thanks. >>> chuck mentioned this development. this morning around 9:45, president obama signed the bill giving that popular cash for clunkers car program an infusion of cash to keep it going. >>> also tonight, florida...
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what are your sources telling us? >> reporter: that is always a possibility and until there's 100% confirmation, i think that's why you're seeing officials being cautious because there have in the past, at least two occasions, where american authorities and pakistani authorities thought baitullah mehsud might have been been killed, but this time, they are much more confident. they believe they saw him with the drone as the two missiles were fired from it on wednesday and that he was sleeping on the roof of a house, actually staying with his father-in-law recovering. he was known to have kidney problems and had an iv in his system and was getting medical treatment at around 1:00 at night when this drone attack took place. so there is a much higher degree of confidence this time than in previous suspicions that he was killed. >> tell us about the taliban organization in afghanistan. would this sort of take out, have a significant impact on their operation? >> reporter: baitullah mehsud was 35 years old, a former truck d
what are your sources telling us? >> reporter: that is always a possibility and until there's 100% confirmation, i think that's why you're seeing officials being cautious because there have in the past, at least two occasions, where american authorities and pakistani authorities thought baitullah mehsud might have been been killed, but this time, they are much more confident. they believe they saw him with the drone as the two missiles were fired from it on wednesday and that he was...
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but the humidity will really be with us especia iynto monday. sunday, temperatures will be mid to high 90s. maybe as high as 98, 99 degrees on . te brcech ran a better chance, risk of thunder showers tuesday and wednesday. bu,t remaining humid later next week. then we get another little break. but today, one of a kind. >> i like it. thanks, bob. >>> coming up, metro riders can expect some delays this weekend. >> a warning about pedestrian safety after two deadly accidents in the d.c. area in less than 24 hours. >>> a 13-year-old girl held in an adult jail for several weeks before cops figured out how old she was. >>> a debate over reform contentious at town hall meetings. >>> tiger woods has to do something he's never done. it's game time, sort of. jim zorn and the redskin >>> encouraging jobless numbers for the month of july. the nation's unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months. employers are cutting fewer jobs. president obama said the figures show the worst of the recession is now behind us. >> martinez is stepping down befor
but the humidity will really be with us especia iynto monday. sunday, temperatures will be mid to high 90s. maybe as high as 98, 99 degrees on . te brcech ran a better chance, risk of thunder showers tuesday and wednesday. bu,t remaining humid later next week. then we get another little break. but today, one of a kind. >> i like it. thanks, bob. >>> coming up, metro riders can expect some delays this weekend. >> a warning about pedestrian safety after two deadly accidents...
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don't miss us next week. a lot of good folks coming in. tiki barber, a whole series of other folks will join us. that's it for me. i'll turn it over to "dr. nancy" now. what do you have? >> i'm going to agree with you, handsdown, best show of the year last year. >>> we're going to shift gears from entertainment and talk about health care reform, and frankly, the lack of social decorum and the mayhem at all these town hall meetings. >>> and that wrongway crash. could there be another explanation for that drunk mother that killed eight? ♪ ♪ once you've dealt with the things that come between you... don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viv ♪ viagra! viagra...america's most prescribed ed treatment... can help you enjoy a more satisfying sexual experience. to learn more, spend some quality time with viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain... as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include headhe, flushing, upset stoma
don't miss us next week. a lot of good folks coming in. tiki barber, a whole series of other folks will join us. that's it for me. i'll turn it over to "dr. nancy" now. what do you have? >> i'm going to agree with you, handsdown, best show of the year last year. >>> we're going to shift gears from entertainment and talk about health care reform, and frankly, the lack of social decorum and the mayhem at all these town hall meetings. >>> and that wrongway crash....
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for not using your card. "usa today" reports fifth third has started charging $15 if you don't use your card for a year. notice they don't send you a little notice that says, hey, use your card or you eat get charged. they're also hiking fees if you buy something outside the u.s. discover will charge you a 2% charge if you charge anything outside u.s. borders. >>> and you may be losing a nice perk if you're somebody who likes to find a local coffee shop, plunk yourself down and work on your lapshop. >> well. some people buy one cup of coffee and nurse it for hours. some coffee shops are now banning free wi-fi which has become so standard. others are saying, well, just not during the lunch rush, please share your table. of course they're trying to survive in the lean times because you're taking up a spot for someone who is coming in to buy lunch. >> it does seem like common courtesy to buy one coffee. >> you know how people are. they pretend like they're in their computer and they don't even notice. >> i'm sor
for not using your card. "usa today" reports fifth third has started charging $15 if you don't use your card for a year. notice they don't send you a little notice that says, hey, use your card or you eat get charged. they're also hiking fees if you buy something outside the u.s. discover will charge you a 2% charge if you charge anything outside u.s. borders. >>> and you may be losing a nice perk if you're somebody who likes to find a local coffee shop, plunk yourself down...
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he is now using this anniversary to try to remind his people that he is in control and he has survived the political crisis. what we are all waiting for is the potentially definitive report, which is an eu-sponsored report which comes out in september. if that were to show that georgia were responsible for starting the complex, that could be very damaging for president mikheil saakashvili. >> thank you. we have all the background to that war between russia and georgia on our news website, bbc.com/news. also, the new leader of the tamil tigers has been arrested. it took over leadership after the former leader was killed. he was being sought on suspicion of smuggling weapons for the tamil tigers. the colombian president has received a report from brazil. this came after a meeting between the two leaders. the american film director john hughes has died at the age of 59. he first became known for "the breakfast club" and wrote to the family movie "home alone." he suffered a heart attack in new york. south africa must put more pressure on zimbabwe to implement political and economic reforms
he is now using this anniversary to try to remind his people that he is in control and he has survived the political crisis. what we are all waiting for is the potentially definitive report, which is an eu-sponsored report which comes out in september. if that were to show that georgia were responsible for starting the complex, that could be very damaging for president mikheil saakashvili. >> thank you. we have all the background to that war between russia and georgia on our news website,...
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i think all of us, mr. potter, week in congress, have an obligation to bring the public where we are in this crisis. they do not want any postal facility to close. but the alternative is a higher taxes or putting off so their kids have to pay. i think you'll make it easy for them. i want you to take a moment to explain what the difference is between a post office and a branch or station. as i understand it, you are not talking about closing post offices. >> that is correct. the difference between them is that a post office is generally a zip code that has one postal facility within its boundaries. a station is part of a larger post office located in our bigger cities. so in chicago, los angeles, new york, the geography of that city is broken up by different postal facilities. in some cases it is a station which has delivery and retail which can just be a store front will sell postal services. we have a review of our big city post offices. we spend $16.9 billion on those operations. 2 billion of which are fo
i think all of us, mr. potter, week in congress, have an obligation to bring the public where we are in this crisis. they do not want any postal facility to close. but the alternative is a higher taxes or putting off so their kids have to pay. i think you'll make it easy for them. i want you to take a moment to explain what the difference is between a post office and a branch or station. as i understand it, you are not talking about closing post offices. >> that is correct. the difference...
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using both phones and the internet. whether it's for just a few students or potentially for an entire school. >> woodruff: officials also said students who get swine flu should be allowed back, 24 hours after their fever is gone. the previous recommendation was to stay home for a week. senator mel martinez of florida has announced he'll resign this month, more than a year before his term ends. the one-term republican is one of two hispanics in the senate. he had already said he would not seek re-election next year. it falls to florida governor charlie crist to appoint a "place-holder" to serve out the rest of martinez's term. crist is already running for the seat, but he said today he would not appoint himself. >> woodruff: and still to come on the newshour tonight: grassroots anger over health care reform; and shields and brooks. that follows the death of a taliban leader. he's believed to have been killed yesterday in south waziristan, pakistan. we begin with this report narrated by alex thomson of independent televis
using both phones and the internet. whether it's for just a few students or potentially for an entire school. >> woodruff: officials also said students who get swine flu should be allowed back, 24 hours after their fever is gone. the previous recommendation was to stay home for a week. senator mel martinez of florida has announced he'll resign this month, more than a year before his term ends. the one-term republican is one of two hispanics in the senate. he had already said he would not...
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denver griffin is with us. what are -- in jennifer griffin is with us. what are pentagon officials telling us? >> we are hearing only part of his body was buried after the strike. he was buried in the middle of the night about 1 mile from the home of his father in law. now we are learning that only part of the body was buried because it was blown up. that is allowing the pakistanis to go in to search for the rest to do some final confirmation. pakistani security forces i'm told have moved into the area. all the intelligence agencies here in washington and pakistan say that it was baltullah mehsud. jon: why was this so important? >> he was the top leader of taliban in pakistan. he apparently sent a suicide bomber to kill benazir bhutto. that is when pakistanis finally realized they had a homegrown problem, but they were not willing to take the lead to start sharing intelligence so that american predators could go after them. it was still politically difficult for them. you remember in the days after benazir bhutto was killed, mike mcconnell, director of i
denver griffin is with us. what are -- in jennifer griffin is with us. what are pentagon officials telling us? >> we are hearing only part of his body was buried after the strike. he was buried in the middle of the night about 1 mile from the home of his father in law. now we are learning that only part of the body was buried because it was blown up. that is allowing the pakistanis to go in to search for the rest to do some final confirmation. pakistani security forces i'm told have moved...
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john, thanks for being with us. harold ford, stay with us. coming up next, moderator of "meet the press" david gregory joins us. his take on the slipping poll numbers, the battle for health care, the politics of north korea, how president obama can turn things around. also the government is issuing new guidelines on how to handle cases of swine flu in schools. we're also going to be talking education reform with education secretary arne duncan. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. you could buy 300 bottles of water. or just one brita filter. ( drop plinks ) brita-- better for the environment >>> welcome back to "morning joe" on what is a picture perfect start to the day. what a friday heading into the summer weekend, new york city, sunny and cool. what a great day it's going to be. much of the eastern seaboard, this is a getaway day for the weekend. 81 in boston. cape cod is going to be great this weekend. jersey shore. ocean city, maryland, down through the outer banks. enjoy. 92 in atlanta. florida is looking great, too. watch out,
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the afghan ambassador to the united states joins us. it is very good to have you with us. tell me your reaction to the take out of this terrorist in pakistan. what does it mean for you? >> it is a major accomplishment, not only for the united states, but people of afghanistan and pakistan. he had a lot of blood on his hands. if there is no support for the taliban outside of afghanistan, they will not be able to resist for long in afghanistan. martha: i spoke with colonel oliver north and we talked about the military effort going on in afghanistan. he was saying he believes that in order to build up the afghan army, which many people seem to agree needs to happen, we have to send more support in for training of the afghan army. stabilizing afghanistan is such a central part to all of this. >> we have made significant progress in building the police force. we need more trainers. we're short of at least 4000 traders. a significant number of the troops going to afghanistan will be allocated to train more afghan police and army officers. certainly, there is a shortage of traine
the afghan ambassador to the united states joins us. it is very good to have you with us. tell me your reaction to the take out of this terrorist in pakistan. what does it mean for you? >> it is a major accomplishment, not only for the united states, but people of afghanistan and pakistan. he had a lot of blood on his hands. if there is no support for the taliban outside of afghanistan, they will not be able to resist for long in afghanistan. martha: i spoke with colonel oliver north and...
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he'll talk to us a little bit about what this tells us on the recession. also the economy in focus at the white house this morning, that's where we find our dan lothian, a little bit about what the president will be talking about later on today. and also this, how about that cash for clunkers program? the senate signs off and americans cash in. >>> wall street was sure this morning's unemployment numbers would be ugly. well, those fears were wrong, despite all of the predictions, national unemployment has fallen 1/10 of a percentage point. that puts the new rate at 9.4%. it's the smallest monthly loss of jobs we've seen in a year. eqed a sign that the recession may be winding down. cnn personal finance ed or the gerri willis joining us now to explain. this is not as bad as some people were expecting, so that's good, right? >> that is good. however, 9.4% even isn't something to write home to mom about. this isn't a reason for celebration. but here's why these numbers are so important. the unemployment number is a lagging number. it comes way in the rearview
he'll talk to us a little bit about what this tells us on the recession. also the economy in focus at the white house this morning, that's where we find our dan lothian, a little bit about what the president will be talking about later on today. and also this, how about that cash for clunkers program? the senate signs off and americans cash in. >>> wall street was sure this morning's unemployment numbers would be ugly. well, those fears were wrong, despite all of the predictions,...
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we should talk to us? >> -- will she talk to us? >> i don't know if it will be open mike night but the reception does have an open press component to it. >> you said the white house feels that $80 billion knees to be saved in health care. to what extent will the president go to have no more and no less than that? >> we are going to far in the in a negotiation process. the negotiations in the house are in that ballpark and we feel confident that we can keep important players involved in support of health care reform. yes sir? >> i talked with some of the economists in the labor department and one thing that happened in july, the labor department took a poll active participation in the work force. about 775,000 americans into that they were not looking for work. they were taken out of the monthly survey. would you agree that that is partially to account for a reduction in jobs, 247,000, yet the unemployment rate went down. is that an explanation of what happens? >> we talked about that this morning. [laughter] i have to give you point
we should talk to us? >> -- will she talk to us? >> i don't know if it will be open mike night but the reception does have an open press component to it. >> you said the white house feels that $80 billion knees to be saved in health care. to what extent will the president go to have no more and no less than that? >> we are going to far in the in a negotiation process. the negotiations in the house are in that ballpark and we feel confident that we can keep important...
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joining us is dr. mark segal. explain that to us. all the doctors are supposed to follow the hippocratic oath about doing no harm. but it seems to be a contradiction. the man who is advising the president on this policy may not think so. >> i'm very concerned about that because the hippocratic oath is really a way to keep doctors pure and to keep them ethical and it's a moral judgment. we are trying to health patients. there is nothing in the hippocratic oath about excess costs or on having an agenda. i'm actually concerned because ezekiel emanuel, though he was the head of bioethics for the nih. though is he trained as a medical oncologist is not a practicing physician. now, he wrote the medical directive which is really a document which is about living wills. telling people how to prepare for, you know, for death. how to look ahead. let me tell you something, in the real world, in the go to the emergency room, that document is really flying out the window because the decisions have to be made at the moment. someone like dr. emanuel
joining us is dr. mark segal. explain that to us. all the doctors are supposed to follow the hippocratic oath about doing no harm. but it seems to be a contradiction. the man who is advising the president on this policy may not think so. >> i'm very concerned about that because the hippocratic oath is really a way to keep doctors pure and to keep them ethical and it's a moral judgment. we are trying to health patients. there is nothing in the hippocratic oath about excess costs or on...
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iraq is good for us. it is a good terrain for us. the crazies running across the border, but turning iraq into the may actions that is good for america. afghanistan is not such a good battlefield for us. why was it his pledge to pull out of iraq and move into afghanistan? it does not make any sense from a military standpoint, but it does make sense if -- i have to please these crazies in my base your insisting we pull out of iraq and that kind of forgot about afghanistan. i know we have to fight the war someplace. i do not think it is the best strategy to move from a country that is good for us militarily to a country that is not. god bless the troops, they will do a great job i'm sure. why not give them the better battlefield. it is political correctness dictating. like johnson going to war in vietnam because he didn't want democrats to be seen as weak on national security, that is not a good reason to fight a war. [applause] >> i am from the university of central florida in orlando. i was waiting for my plane and reading your book,
iraq is good for us. it is a good terrain for us. the crazies running across the border, but turning iraq into the may actions that is good for america. afghanistan is not such a good battlefield for us. why was it his pledge to pull out of iraq and move into afghanistan? it does not make any sense from a military standpoint, but it does make sense if -- i have to please these crazies in my base your insisting we pull out of iraq and that kind of forgot about afghanistan. i know we have to...
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that obviously helps us. secondly, if the jobless rate actually does start to drop, we will have people with more money to spend when they get here, and folks in las vegas, obviously there would be more folks working here as well. so we would have an increase in employment or a rebound in the unemployment numbers. that would be a very good thing here in las vegas. host: jeff simpson is executive editor of "in business las vegas." we appreciate your input this morning. boise, idaho, what is your reaction? caller: i think it is pretty good that it has gone down a little bit, but it sure has not seemed like it around here in idaho. i am a 25-year union member, sheet metal worker. we have 100 people out of work. electricians, local, the half 250 people out of work. pipefitters have about 250 people out of work. there are just no jobs around this area. i sure appreciate c-span for letting me have a chance to talk. you have a good day. host: have a good day. robert? hello, robert. caller: how're you this morning? h
that obviously helps us. secondly, if the jobless rate actually does start to drop, we will have people with more money to spend when they get here, and folks in las vegas, obviously there would be more folks working here as well. so we would have an increase in employment or a rebound in the unemployment numbers. that would be a very good thing here in las vegas. host: jeff simpson is executive editor of "in business las vegas." we appreciate your input this morning. boise, idaho,...
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lisa ling is with us and joining us after the break. this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eighteen pounds and a smidge. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. cool. you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. maybe five. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. >>> welcome back to "the most news in the morning." we're talking to lisa ling about her sister, euna lee. i want to ask you about this. i know that you guys were trying to make things as easy as possible and not complicate things as they were in -- being held in north korea. how did you determine that -- that during the course of these phone calls that it would be in the best interest to come out to speak about it? and also, to try to get former president clinton involved? >> in the nearly five months of captivity, they were only able to make four ca
lisa ling is with us and joining us after the break. this is humiliating. stand still so we can get an accurate reading. okay...um...eighteen pounds and a smidge. a smidge? y'know, there's really no need to weigh packages under 70 pounds. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. cool. you know this scale is off by a good 7, 8 pounds. maybe five. priority mail flat rate boxes only from the postal service. a...
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thanks very much for joining us. we'll have more tomorrow on "american morning" and "the situation room." let's go to a special "360" right now. erica hill filling in. erica? >>> breaking news on two fronts, including the apparent killing of one of america's top enemies in afghanistan and pakistan. first, it is a "360" exclusive. in her first interview since her sister's return, lisa ling tonight joining us on "360" to talk about what's happened since her sister laura and her colleague, euna lee, came home from north korea. how they're re-adjusting and how euna's 4-year-old daughter hana is doing now that mommy is finally home. former president bill children securing their release. he spoke publicly about that trip for the first time today. but frankly, said very little. >> i wanted those young women to be able to come home. and i wanted our two countries to have the ability to decide where to go from here. it would be wrong for me to say any more. the young women can speak for themselves about their experiences. the
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>> mary snow working that story for us. thank you. >>> the number is out. 247,000 americans lost their jobs in july. experts were bracing for much worse. that's the smallest number of job losses this country has seen in a year. in fact, unemployment actually ticked down a tenth of a percent to 9.4%. let's go to our senior white house correspondent, ed henry. what more is the president saying, ed? >> reporter: well, wolf, the president was trying to temper his excitement, a little bit, at least. he wasn't popping any champagne korks but he was patting his administration on the back. not everybody is celebrating these new numbers. the upbeat job report is little comfort to greg thompson who feels fortunate that the unemployment benefits he collects in washington, d.c. were recently extended. >> for me, i am just glad they did. there is no jobs. i mean, i go out every week and i get the same story. >> reporter: a couple of miles away at the white house, the president had a much rosier view of the impact of his stimulus plan. >
>> mary snow working that story for us. thank you. >>> the number is out. 247,000 americans lost their jobs in july. experts were bracing for much worse. that's the smallest number of job losses this country has seen in a year. in fact, unemployment actually ticked down a tenth of a percent to 9.4%. let's go to our senior white house correspondent, ed henry. what more is the president saying, ed? >> reporter: well, wolf, the president was trying to temper his excitement, a...